Daily Archives: 12 June 2021

Populorum Progressio 29: Balanced Progress Required

29. We must make haste. Too many people are suffering. While some make progress, others stand still or move backwards; and the gap between them is widening. However, the work must proceed in measured steps if the proper equilibrium is … Continue reading

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Fratelli Tutti 193: Fruitfulness Over Results

“Show me the money!” Or some variation on that insistence. When I see the Holy Father’s theme, “Fruitfulness over Results,” I think about how a results-based approach can quickly get impersonal, and work against the very intention of liberating a … Continue reading

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